Ellen E. Blaak

32.1k citations

343 papers · 21.8k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 72

Physiology top 0.05%
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism 153
- Diet and metabolism studies 145
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 0.2%
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease 39
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins 26
Geriatrics and Gerontology top 0.2%
Nutrition and Dietetics top 0.1%
Biological Psychiatry top 1%
Cell Biology
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition 69
Epidemiology
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases 52
Molecular Biology
- Gut microbiota and health 35
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Nutritional Studies and Diet 32

Co-authors: Emanuel E. Canfora Johan W. E. Jocken Gijs H. Goossens Wim H. M. Saris Ruth C. R. Meex Koen Venema Marleen A. van Baak Edith J. M. Feskens
Cited by: Physiology Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Geriatrics and Gerontology
Journals: International Journal of Obesity (23 papers)The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (18 papers)Diabetologia (17 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United Kingdom France

In The Last Decade

Ellen E. Blaak

335 papers receiving 21.4k citations

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2020 Beneficial Microbes
2020 Nature Reviews Endocrinology
2020 Gut
2019 Nutrients
2019 Nature Reviews Endocrinology
2015 British Journal Of Nutrition
2015 Nature Reviews Endocrinology
2013 International Journal of Obesity
2011 Cell Metabolism
2001 Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care

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1	Specific dietary fibers steer toward distal colonic saccharolytic fermentation using the microbiota of individuals with overweight/obesity Food Research International ·Yilan Du,渡邉聡彦,Koen Venema,Х К Эсанов,Erwin G. Zoetendal,Emanuel E. Canfora,Ellen E. Blaak	2025	1
2	The individual response to antibiotics and diet — insights into gut microbial resilience and host metabolism Nature Reviews Endocrinology ·久泰佐藤,John Penders,Arjen Nauta,Erwin G. Zoetendal,Ellen E. Blaak	2024	28
3	Examination of sex-specific interactions between gut microbiota and host metabolism after 12-week combined polyphenol supplementation in individuals with overweight or obesity Gut Microbes ·Kelly M. Jardon,Gijs H. Goossens,Jasper Most,Gianluca Galazzo,Koen Venema,John Penders,Ellen E. Blaak	2024	11
4	Immunometabolic Signatures of Circulating Monocytes in Humans With Obesity and Insulin Resistance Diabetes ·Dongjian Zhang,Cheng Jing-qin,cao xia,Frank Vrieling,光次松本,Inez Trouwborst,Kelly M. Jardon,Gabby B. Hul,Edith J. M. Feskens,Ellen E. Blaak,Gijs H. Goossens,Lydia A. Afman,Rinke Stienstra	2024	5
5	Identification of circulating apolipoprotein M as a new determinant of insulin sensitivity and relationship with adiponectin International Journal of Obesity ·C. S. White,Mikaël Croyal,Jean‐Bernard Ruidavets,Marie Maraninchi,Guillaume Combes,Jérémy Raffin,Philipe de Souto Barreto,Jean Ferrières,Ellen E. Blaak,Bertrand Perret,Cédric Moro,René Valéro,Laurent O. Martinez,Nathalie Viguerie	2024	4
6	Distinct inflammatory signatures of upper and lower body adipose tissue and adipocytes in women with normal weight or obesity Frontiers in Endocrinology ·Ioannis Lempesis,Nicole Hoebers,Yvonne Essers,Johan W. E. Jocken,Rosemary Dineen,Ellen E. Blaak,Konstantinos Manolopoulos,Gijs H. Goossens	2023	10
7	Physical activity and sedentary behavior show distinct associations with tissue‐specific insulin sensitivity in adults with overweight Acta Physiologica ·Teodoro Alvarado Garaicoa,Cheng Jing-qin,Esmée A. Bakker,Inez Trouwborst,Kelly M. Jardon,Путинцев Николай Иванович,Gabby B. Hul,Edith J. M. Feskens,Lydia A. Afman,Ellen E. Blaak,Maria T. E. Hopman,Gijs H. Goossens,Dick H. J. Thijssen	2023	4
8	The effect of weight loss on whole‐body and tissue‐specific insulin sensitivity and hepatic lipid content and composition: SWEET substudy Obesity ·Roger José López Rodríguez,Yiwen Lu,M. Rasoanoro,Joanne A. Harrold,Louise Kjølbæk,Jason C. G. Halford,Tanja C. Adam,Anne Raben,Vera B. Schrauwen‐Hinderling,Gijs H. Goossens,Ellen E. Blaak	2023	4
9	Fecal carriage of vanB antibiotic resistance gene affects adipose tissue function under vancomycin use Gut Microbes ·久泰佐藤,Ngoc Giang Le,Merna Shenouda,Dorien Reijnders,Gijs H. Goossens,Erwin G. Zoetendal,John Penders,Ellen E. Blaak	2022	2
10	Dietary macronutrients and the gut microbiome: a precision nutrition approach to improve cardiometabolic health Gut ·Kelly M. Jardon,Emanuel E. Canfora,Gijs H. Goossens,Ellen E. Blaak	2022	106
11	Abdominal and gluteofemoral fat depots show opposing associations with postprandial lipemia American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Shahab Zahedmohajerani,Geon Gi Gim,Dmitrii Borisevich,Niels Grarup,J. Alfredo Martínéz,Jean‐Michel Oppert,Thorkild I. A. Sørensen,Torben Hansen,Ellen E. Blaak,Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen	2021	11
12	Effect of wheat bran derived prebiotic supplementation on gastrointestinal transit, gut microbiota, and metabolic health: a randomized controlled trial in healthy adults with a slow gut transit Gut Microbes ·Mattea Müller,Gerben D. A. Hermes,Emanuel E. Canfora,Jens J. Holst,Erwin G. Zoetendal,Hauke Smidt,Freddy J. Troost,Frank G. Schaap,Steven W.M. Olde Damink,Johan W. E. Jocken,Kaatje Lenaerts,Ad Masclee,Ellen E. Blaak	2020	73
13	Metabolic profiling of tissue-specific insulin resistance in human obesity: results from the Diogenes study and the Maastricht Study International Journal of Obesity ·Nicole Vogelzangs,Carla Kallen,Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek,Birgitta W. van der Kolk,Johan W. E. Jocken,Gijs H. Goossens,Nicolaas C. Schaper,Ronald M.A. Henry,Simone J. P. M. Eussen,Armand Valsesia,Thomas Hankemeier,Arne Astrup,Wim H. M. Saris,Coen D.A. Stehouwer,Ellen E. Blaak,Ilja C.W. Arts	2020	48
14	Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue and Systemic Inflammation Are Associated With Peripheral but Not Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Humans Diabetes ·Birgitta W. van der Kolk,Marianthi Kalafati,Michiel Adriaens,Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek,Nicole Vogelzangs,Wim H. M. Saris,Arne Astrup,Armand Valsesia,Dominique Langin,Carla Kallen,Simone J. P. M. Eussen,Casper G. Schalkwijk,Coen D.A. Stehouwer,Gijs H. Goossens,Ilja C.W. Arts,Johan W. E. Jocken,Chris T. Evelo,Ellen E. Blaak	2019	45
15	Effect of diet-induced weight loss on angiopoietin-like protein 4 and adipose tissue lipid metabolism in overweight and obese humans Physiological Reports ·Birgitta W. van der Kolk,Roel Vink,Johan W. E. Jocken,Nadia Roumans,Gijs H. Goossens,Edwin C.M. Mariman,Marleen A. van Baak,Ellen E. Blaak	2018	7
16	Plasma lipid profiling of tissue-specific insulin resistance in human obesity International Journal of Obesity ·Birgitta W. van der Kolk,Nicole Vogelzangs,Johan W. E. Jocken,Armand Valsesia,Thomas Hankemeier,Arne Astrup,Wim H. M. Saris,Ilja C.W. Arts,Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek,Ellen E. Blaak	2018	39
17	Pretreatment fasting plasma glucose and insulin modify dietary weight loss success: results from 3 randomized clinical trials American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Mads F. Hjorth,Christian Ritz,Ellen E. Blaak,Wim H. M. Saris,Dominique Langin,Sanne Kellebjerg Poulsen,Thomas Meinert Larsen,Thorkild I. A. Sørensen,Yishai Zohar,Arne Astrup	2017	86
18	Calpain-10 interacts with plasma saturated fatty acid concentrations to influence insulin resistance in individuals with the metabolic syndrome American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Pablo Pérez‐Martínez,Javier Delgado‐Lista,Antonio García‐Ríos,Jane F. Ferguson,Hanne L. Gulseth,Christine M. Williams,Brita Karlström,Beata Kieć‐Wilk,Ellen E. Blaak,Olfa Helal,Małgorzata Malczewska-Malec,Catherine Defoort,Ulf Risérus,Wim H. M. Saris,Julie A. Lovegrove,Christian A. Drevon,Helen M. Roche,José López‐Miranda	2011	26
19	Effect of different dietary fat quantity and quality on skeletal muscle fatty acid handling in subjects with the metabolic syndrome Diabetologia ·Anneke Jans,Anneke M.J. van Hees,Ingrid M.F. Gjelstad,Audrey Tierney,Ulf Risérus,C. A. Drevon,Helen M. Roche,Ellen E. Blaak	2010	1
20	Study on lifestyle intervention in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT): Preliminary results after 3 years International Journal of Obesity ·Cheryl Roumen,Eva Corpeleijn,Edith J. M. Feskens,W. H.M. Saris,Ellen E. Blaak	2004	2

About Ellen E. Blaak

Ellen E. Blaak is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cell Biology, having authored 343 papers that have together received 21.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (153 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (145 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (69 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (52 papers), Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (39 papers), Gut microbiota and health (35 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (32 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (11.5k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (3.9k citations) and Geriatrics and Gerontology (881 citations). Ellen E. Blaak has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include Emanuel E. Canfora, Johan W. E. Jocken, Gijs H. Goossens, Wim H. M. Saris, Ruth C. R. Meex, Koen Venema, Marleen A. van Baak, Edith J. M. Feskens, Eva Corpeleijn and Jens J. Holst. Their work appears in journals such as International Journal of Obesity, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Diabetologia, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Obesity.

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